Warner Bros has officially announced a brand new Lord of the Rings game called Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, and on top of that has released a tantalising first trailer.

The game will be a sequel to 2014's Shadow of Mordor, set between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.

Picking up from Mordor, it will follow Talion and Celebrimbor as they forge a new Ring of Power to challenge Sauron. However, the epic trailer shows them fighting off a host of major enemies, including the Nazgûl, a Balrog and plenty of orcs.

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Shadow of War will also feature an expansion of the Nemesis system, with new "Nemesis Fortresses" and "Followers" that "allows players to utilize different strategies to conquer dynamic strongholds and create personalized worlds with their unique Orc army".

Four versions of the game have been announced: Standard includes the standalone game, Silver brings in two orc tribes to expand the Nemesis system, Gold adds a season pass for two story expansions, while Mithril adds a number of collectibles.

The gameplay unveiling will take place on March 8 - so not that long to go.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of War will be available from August 22 on PS4, Xbox One (including Project Scorpio), Steam and Windows 10.